I Portray Ironies And Ambiguities With My Illustrations

Hello, I am Daniel Liév, sometimes shortened to “liév” when signing my drawings. I believe illustration is the finest form of art that blends form and content so beautifully that they could be perceived as one thing.

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I am a relatively new freelance illustrator residing in Bogotá. I decided that illustration was going to be part of my livelihood as it describes my way of seeing the world. How I address my work is not separated from how I handle my life at all.

In this particular illustrations, I try to portray ironies and ambiguities so that there is legible narrative elements in singular static images. I use carbon pencil for initial sketches, a small wacom, and the out-of-nothing “magic” of Photoshop. I am kidding, there is no magic, but a strong will to communicate my ideas.

About the author

Illustration and design work of Liév. Bogotá, Colombia. 1988
What matters most is not the destination, but that long road where we used to listen fancy music out loud in the stereo, wild wind against the forehead, the ineludible stop at the gas station, and keep going forever.